Materi

Kelas XII Semester 1

1. Giving and Responding To Advice/Suggestion.
2. Expression of Request
3. Expression of Complain and Excuse
4. Expressing of Possibility and Impossibility

By:
Ari Puteri Indrayani
1. Giving and Responding To Advice/Suggestion

Giving Responding to

• I’d like to suggest that… • That’s a good idea/suggestion…

• I suggest that… • What a good idea/suggestion…
• Can I offer you some advice? • That sounds good/interesting…
• Why don’t … • Thanks for your suggestion…
• You had better… • Thanks for saying that…
• You should… • I’ll try…
• You ought to… • etc.
• I recommend that…
• What if…
• etc.
For example :
John : “I’ve got a caught for more than 2 days.”
Diana : “I suggest that you must drink a medicine.”

Mrs. Thomson : “My son, Henry study only when he will

have a test.”
Mrs. Watson : “I suggest that your son must study every
day.”

David : “Doctor, what do you recommend me to loose my

weight?”
Doctor : “You must eat more vegetable and fruits.”
2. Expression of Request
Request is the way to ask somebody to do something
politely. We can use the following expressions:

a. Can……………………….: Can
you close the window?
b. Could…………………….: Could
you please open the door?
c. Would……………………: Would you please
give me a hand?
d. Would.......mind…….: Would you mind
going outside for a moment?
e. Would…mind not….: Would you mind
not to touch the device?
f. Do you mind if………: Do you mind if you
contact me tonight?
The responses to the above expressions
are:
•All Not at all (agreeing).
•right/OK (agreeing)
•Of Course/certainly/sure (agreeing)

•I am sorry, I can’t (refusing)

•I am Afraid, I can’t (refusing)
•Sorry I can’t (refusing)
 For example:
1. You want to borrow someone’s calculator.
You : “Can I borrow your calculator?”
Bob : “ I’m sorry. “I’d like to, but I will use it
in the math test now.”

2. You need a can of butter to make a bread.

You : “Would you mind buying me a can
of butter?”
Mother : “Sure, no problem!”
3. Expression of Complain and Excuse
Complain Excuse
• I did not realize that…
• This is crazy.
• I’ve been really busy.
• I don’t think that….
• I didn’t have time.
• I don’t like it.
• It was a mistake.
• It was poor.
• etc.
• It is not as good as I expect.
• It is not good enough.
• You should have looked at
the notice board.
• etc.
1.
For example:
Erick : “It was poor to find a dirty
toilet in such luxurious hotel.”
Hotel owner : “We beg your pardon, Sir.
We have just hold a big event and we haven’t
had opportunity to clean the toilet yet.”

2. Student I : “I don’t think that it is a

favorite school. I don’t find any special means
of teaching and learning process.”
Student II : “Yes, I think so.”
4. Expressing of Possibility and
Impossibility
Possibility Impossibility
• I might….. • There’s no chance that….
• I may…. • There’s no possibility
• Perhaps/maybe that…
• There is a chance you • There’s no way that…
might…. • The chances are probably
• It is likely that…. not..
• I guess I’ll… • Very high
• etc. • It isn’t very likely
• I doubt if it (would ,could,
will) happen…
 For example:
1. The members of the robbers were dead. There is no
way of getting information from him about his friend.

2. We don’t know where she lives in Italy. We have no

chance of seeing her again.

3. She has not practiced for long times. She has no

possibility of winning the competition.

4. It is sunny. It isn’t no way to rain.

5. He’s gone. We have no chance to see him around.